Mandela was a huge sports fan and particularly enjoyed watching the Proteas in action, and CSA president Chris Nenzani paid tribute to his “tireless efforts” in helping South Africa become a world force in a number of sports.

The West Indies will try to reverse a losing trend when they play Zimbabwe in the first of three One Day Internationals (ODI) at the national stadium following a five nil drubbing at the hands of the Aussies earlier this month.

If the Caribbean side were lacklustre in Friday’s opening loss, they slipped to the level of the indifferent here Sunday, allowing an energised Bangladesh to rattle up a challenging 292 for six and then keeling over for 132 off 31.1 overs without so much as a whimper.